Sanitary water-closet seat.



M. ROSEN..

sANmARY WATER cLosET SEAT.

APPLICATION HLED OCT- 2711916.

`MAX ROSEN, F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

To all 'whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, MAX ROSEN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residingin the city 'and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented a new and'useful Sanitary VVater-Closet Seat, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My inventiony consists of a water closet seat which is made sanitary bythe application thereto of a disinfectant or similar materialsuccessively'to the 'two surfaces of the seat, so as to present alfreshly disinfected seating surface tothe occupant.

To this end I employ a seat proper and a channeled or gutter-like memberwhich is adapted to receive material as aforesaid, into which theportion of the seat Vthat is below is adapted to dip, and said seat isreversible so as tofbring the freshly-disinfectedly-treated portion tothe top for occu- Y pation in said condition.

The invention is satlsfactorily illustrated in the accompanying drawing,but the 1m- 4portant instrumentalities thereof may be varied, and soitis to be understood that the invention is not limited to the specificdetails shown and described. Y

Figure I represents a perspective view of a sanitary water closet seatembodying my invention, the seat proper thereof being raised.

Fig. 2 represents a diamejmical section y thereof Von an enlarged scale,the seat proper being closed.

Fig. 3 represents a transverse section thereof on line 3-3 Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 represents a plan view of the disinfectant-holding memberemployed.

Fig. 5' represents a partial side elevation and partial verticalsection, on an enlarged scale, of the connecting devices of the seatproper and the channeled member employed.

Fig. 6 represents a top or plan view thereof.

Fig. 7 represents a plan view of a portion of the seat.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

Referring to the drawings.

1 ldesignates the seat or seat proper of a water closet, the same beingformed `preferr. ly of wood, as well known. 2 designates guttered baseformed of particularly metal or other suitable material of substantiallyof the contourof the seat, and whose Specification of Letters I'atent.

SANITARY WATER-CLOSET SEAT.

Patented Feb. 6, 1917.

Appneation ined october 27, 191e. serial No. 128,000;

opening 3 is in register with the opening 4 of the seat.

In'the bottom of the gutter 5 of the base 2 is the depressedohannel 6 inwhich is seated the c0rd,'batting, or wicking 7 of fibrous materialwhich in order to 'be retained in thefchan'nel is inclosed in a sheath,8, such as a coil of wire, or some suitable tubing which weights saidwicking, it being noticed that the gutter of the base 2 is adapted toreceive a disinfectant, and Ithat the under portion of the seat isadapted tof enter the gutter, and so be subjected to-the action of thedisinfectant.

The rearI of the se at 14 is connected with the rear of the base 2 by ahinge that renders the seat reversible, lence after it has been occupiedand used it may be turned so as to -bring the face of the portion4 ofthe seat in the gutter to the top and so present a freshly disinfectedsurface cf'the seat to the next` occupant, whilewh'en as theseat islowered the surface that was above enters the gutter and so is subjectedtc the disinfectant therein, and so by raising, reversing andloweringthe seat, the disinfection of the two surfaces of the seat ma ybe continued.

The hinge of the seat and base consists of the cup or sockel` 9 which issecured to the base 2, and the pin 10 whose head occupies the interiorof said cup Vand forms with said cup a bal and socket joint. In thecrown of the socket is an l opening the pin 10 whereby said cup 9 mayturn on said shank so thatthe reversal of the seat may be accomplishe i.

f The shank l1 is threaded and fitted in a threaded opening in the armor 'hanger-12 whose upper end is pivotally connected as at 13 with ears14 which rise from the plate 15, the latter being secured to the rearportion of the base by the screws `16 or other suitable means. I

It will be seen that the seat may be drawn forward the arm l2 swingingforward on its pivot 13 and describing an upward axial motion, wherebythe seat is raised clear of the base as shown in Fig. 1. Then the. scatmay be reversed and lowered and mov rearwardly with thearm 12m-1d soplxe over the gutter 5 and lowered into the hase. the seat then beingidaptcd to bc, occupied as usual. s

The rear 0f the bane has connected with it l the'butts or leaves 18 ofhinges for connecting the base with a bowl or the frame of the boxthereof, whereby both the base and seat may be raised as one for accessto the interior of the bowl-and thcn lowered in operative position.

. The channel 6 particularly is adapted to contain the disinfectantwhich will be absorbed iny part by the wicking' 7, and so passed offtherefrom` as' to 'reach the under side of the Aseat to apply the samethereto.

On theinner and outer edges of the seat 1 are the gasketsrl? which areinserted into said edges and so secured in position, vthey being' sodisposedthat ywhen the seat is in lowermost position theyabut the topwall of 'the gutter forming means for' sealing the latter and preventingthe escape of the disinfectant thereat.

The material employedas adisinfectant or germicide lwill be preferablyof a. fluid nature so as to be absorbed by the batting or wicking 7, andits vaporsor fumes passed off therefrom to the underside of the seat torender the same of the' sanitary nature as hereinbefore stated.

The sheath with 4its inclosed absorbent material 7 is retained in thegutter 5 by the straps-19.whichare placed over the formerand secured tothe adjacent Wall of the gutter 5, as most plainly shown in Figs.

`1 and 2.

Having thus described my invention, what 4I'claiv as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A. sanitary seat for a Water closet comprising aguttered base adaptedto contain material of a sanitarynature, a seat proper which is adaptedto enter said base, a swingling arm which is pivotally mounted on` amember rising from said base, and a ball and socket like joint, themembers of which j are connected respectivelywith said seat and armadapting said seat proper toj be raised and lowered from and to saidbase and refwversed, and present either 'of the faces of seat proper foroccupation-above, and`-4 either face -into saidbase.

2.; In a sanitary seat for a water closet, av

base provided with a gutter and a channel below said gutter incommunication therewith, said channel being adapted .to contain materialof a sanitary nature, and a seat proper adapted to be raised and loweredand reversed and have either of its faces enter said gutter, saidchannel having therein a piece of absorbent for said material, and anopen sheath around said piece adapted to weight the same.

3. A sanitary seat for a water closet comn prising a guttercd baseadapted to contain materialoi' a' sanitary nature, a seat-proper whichis adapted to enter said base, a swinging arm, a bearing on said basefor said arm, a ball and socket like joint, the members of which areconnected .respectively with lsaid seat and arm adaptingsaid seat properto ,be raised and lowered from and to said base and reversed, andvpresent either of the faces of said seat proper for occupation above.,and either face 'into said base, and means on said base adapting thecombined base and, seat proper for connection with the closet adaptingthem to be raised and lowered asv one respectively from and to theclosetbowl.

4. In a sanitary seat for a water closet,.a base provided with a gutteradapted to'contain material of a sanitary nature, and a seat properadapted to be raised and low- V ered and reversed and have either of itsfaces enter said gutter, the latter having. therein a piece of absorbentfor said material, said gutterhaving in its lowered portion a channeladapted to contain said piece of absorbent therein. Y i

5. In a sanitary se t for a water closet of the character statedcomposed of a guttered base, a seat proper adapted to venter said base,a hanger arm pivotally mounted on a member rising from said base, and aball and socket like joint having its members ladapted to be connectedrespectively with said seat and arm. l

MAX ROSEN.

`Witnesses:

J oHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, N. BUssINGER.

